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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jollyninja" data-source="post: 1526313" data-attributes="member: 3208"><p>i was in a campaign for a while. i found that the primary difference in the magic was in the lack of utility for casters. my character was a wizard, now in dnd i could find traps, open doors, identify and create magic items and the like. in EQ, all i could do was nuke, nuke, nuke. one rule i did like was the weapon speeds (big weapon = reduced attack rate, smaller weapon = faster attack rate), which have been incorporated in my dnd game. anyway, it might have just been the dm's style but it seemed like to stay alive against the creatures we were supposed to be going against for our level, we had to do some serious min/maxing. i had an int bonus of every type just so there would be a possibility that i might get a spell past some saving throws on occasion. just for posterity, my alcohol tolerance skill was maxed and the highlite was accidentally burning down the thieves guild building in the barbarian city while fighting death. or accidentally collapsing the freeport millitia's hq when a hammer with a tremor like ability proced and collapsed the sewer underneath.  hated the character class and the system but had a good time none the less.</p></blockquote><p></p>